Lori Hart Beninger
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Heroes and scoundrels are not born – they are forged in the crucible of experience. Nothing anneals like living. At fifteen, Guinevere Walker and Jack Moylan are not yet galvanized for the future. In the roiling cauldron that is San Francisco of 1851 – a city devastated by suspicious fires, a dangerous brand of justice imposed by vigilantes from its formidable business community, and the cloud of slavery – the two face issues and questions that...
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Boston, 1856. Northern abolitionists demand an end to slavery, while the South vows to protect its "peculiar institution." Immigrants, especially the Irish, rage against the prejudices of established citizens. Demands for equal treatment of women grow ever stronger. As the rumblings of discord rage, two people find themselves embroiled in the chaos of a rapidly changing world.
Into this crucible of discontent sails Jack Moylan, the young director...
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"There will be hunger and there will be cold. You will encounter wild animals and wilder men. In this rugged terrain, the slightest misstep could mean injury or death to either of us." Undeterred by the most dire warnings, in 1848 eleven-year-old Guinevere Walker embarks on a perilous journey to reunite with her widowed father. From her home in Boston she sails to Rio de Janeiro, around Cape Horn, to the rudimentary town of San Francisco -- ultimately...
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An Ordinary Tragedy is one woman's quest to unlock the mystery behind what lead to her brother's life of escalating crime and depravity. From the intimate perspective of eldest sibling, Lori Hart Beninger explores the dynamics of her perfect All-American Family and the secrets they kept. An Ordinary Tragedy is the true story of one family's love and despair for nearly three decades in California – from the middle 1950's to early 1980's. With a lifetime...
